How to spot Mediclinic and Netcare scam jobs

By Drum Digital

25 January 2016

Mediclinic is the latest healthcare facility to be targeted by unscrupulous scamsters.

"It has come to our attention that Mediclinic is being falsely indicated in current social media job scams, allegedly seeking to employ various staff members through a number of social media platforms," said Lika Tolken, corporate communication coordinator, in a statement.

Tolken noted that positions advertised may include enrolled nurses, learnerships and other training opportunities.

"The modus operandi of such scams includes the solicitation of money through informal channels such as money market counters to cellular telephone numbers as part of the application or training process."

Mediclinic pointed out that they would never require an applicant to make a payment as part of the application process.

"We seek to distance ourselves from these scams and request individuals interested in seeking employment within Mediclinic to visit our careers page on www.mediclinic.co.za for valid employment opportunities."

Netcare has also fallen victim to scamsters on social media and other informal platforms.

Peter Warrener, group human resources director of Netcare, said the company’s name is being misused in a series of social media job and training scams.

“Certain Facebook posts falsely indicate that the company is seeking to employ nurses. Similarly, learnerships and internship vacancies within Netcare are also being advertised," he said.